How To Install lxinput-dbg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxinput-dbg on Kali Linux. lxinput-dbg is LXDE keyboard and mouse configuration (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxinput-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is lxinput-dbg

lxinput-dbg is:

LXInput is a GUI application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install lxinput-dbg on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lxinput-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lxinput-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lxinput-dbg

Install lxinput-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lxinput-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lxinput-dbg

Install lxinput-dbg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lxinput-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxinput-dbg

How To Uninstall lxinput-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lxinput-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxinput-dbg

Uninstall lxinput-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lxinput-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxinput-dbg

Remove lxinput-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove lxinput-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxinput-dbg

Remove lxinput-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lxinput-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxinput-dbg

Dependencies

lxinput-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxinput-dbg package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.